Sep. 17, 2017, 6:12 p.m.

It's the kind of sight that would please Olivia Pope of "Scandal": Stars munching on popcorn and sipping wine.

When the Emmys broadcast cuts to a commercial break, the concession area inside the Microsoft Theater is overrun with people — like "The Crown's" Matt Smith — buying popcorn, pretzels, hot dogs and a variety of libations.

Topped with a black bodice, her feathered Dior gown's full-length skirt blazed in a mélange that flowed from red, yellow and orange to daytime hues of yellow, green and blue. That's the Hollywood definition of day-to-night dressing.

Sep. 17, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

Lesli Linka Glatter is a seven-time Emmy nominee. Five of those nods have been for directing. (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)

With separate categories for actors and actresses, male and female performers are equally represented among 2017's Emmy nominees, but take a short hop over to the directing and writing categories and the awards are primarily a boys club.

Among the 114 writers nominated this year for drama series, comedy series, variety series and limited series, movie or dramatic special, only 21 are women. That's a hair over 18%.

Women are best represented when they're writing for a variety series: Of the 90 people named from the staffs of "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee," "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," "Late Night With Seth Meyers," "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" and "Saturday Night Live," 21 writers — 23.3% — are female.